What do you get after six years and spending $29 million in taxpayer money? An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on hydraulic fracturing that leaves much to be desired. Rather than ...

Normally on “Mining and Refining,” we concentrate on the actual material that’s mined and refined. We’ve covered everything from copper to tungsten, with side trips to more unusual materials like ...

Everyone seems to have an opinion about fracking. The revolutionary and controversial oil-and-gas exploration technique has raised the ire of oil sheikhs, investors and environmentalists while minting ...

The poll of more than 2000 adults conducted by ICM found that only 14% of people would be happy to see a frack site within ten miles of their home, with 47% unhappy. The survey comes a day after Prime ...